# Archives

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archives/1318>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 9, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archives/1318 "2000-04-09T21:59:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Konrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@Konrad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Konrad)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archives/1318/1 "2000-04-09T21:59:00Z")

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What goes into the archives? Anything people like enough or just reference material?

That “This thread is going to Cuba!” thread is archive material. Damned funny. I think that’s what started the whole [hijack] … [/hijack] syntax.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2000, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archives/1318/2 "2000-04-09T22:17:00Z")

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It’s stuff we think is worth keeping, whatever the reason.

Might be something funny. Might be something profound. Might be an answer to a question.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator  
The Straight Dope